Barcelona, Jan. 9.
The capture of the towns of Granja, De Tarre Hermosa, in Badajoz Pro-
"The Republican spearhead was sai to have driven into rich mining areas, Where miners were found to be in Fevolt against the Nationalists.
"The Fevolt was said to have spread through mines extending over ten miles behind the former Nationalist front where all Jmining operations had been brought Republican reports said the insui.ctionists seized a number of Nation alist ammunition dumps, handicapping Nationalist. troops in stemming the Republican advance.
The speed of the Republican advance led observers to believe that Gen. Franco was risking loss of territory in, southern Spain rather than
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